Court of Appeal reduces award to man injured after Kerry hotel lift fell three floors

The Court of Appeal reduced the compensation from €508,000 to €383,000 after holding that certain aspects of the overall damages were disproportionate

Kevin Meehan sustained multiple fractures to the spine and knee injuries and was in a wheelchair for three months after the incident. File picture: Collins Courts

The Court of Appeal has reduced the amount of damages by over €120,000 awarded to a man who suffered multiple severe injuries when a lift in a Kerry hotel plummeted three floors to the ground.

The Court of Appeal reduced Kevin Meehan's compensation from €508,000 to €383,000 after holding that certain aspects of the overall damages awarded to him by the High Court were disproportionate.